2018 Projects
Washington, DC Area
Hazard characterization in IBT-represented Department of Energy Sites
Students:
Kathryn Gonzalez & Cambra Lee-Shapiro
Hosts:
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
SF Bay Area
Silica train-the-trainer one year lookback and evaluation
Students:
Jordan Brown & Joseph Hebl
Hosts:
OHB-CDPH; State Building and Construction Trades Council of California; Center for Construction Research and Training
SF Bay Area
San Jose operators' health perspectives on split shifts
Students:
Grace An & Sophia Sidhu
Hosts:
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #265
Idaho Falls, ID
Safety and health education surrounding workplace exposure to beryllium
Students:
Hannah Campbell & Bukunmi Gesinde
Hosts:
The United Steelworkers (USW)
Los Angeles
Safety and health hazards in the meatpacking industry in Southern California
Students:
Irving Angeles & Alfredo Zendejas Rodriguez
Hosts:
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 770
Los Angeles
Developing community responses to precarious work arrangements: The case of warehouse workers
Students:
Lilian Saldaña & Natasha Wasim
Hosts:
Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC)
Los Angeles
Pretty shouldn’t stink: Supporting the health of nail salon workers in California
Students:
Vina Nguyen & Nikki Nguyen
Hosts:
California Health Nail Salon Collaborative
Seattle / Anacortes, WA
Protecting workers and the community through process safety management (PSM)
Students:
Sheena Denney & Mary Floreani
Hosts:
United Steelworkers Union (USW) Local 12-591
Chicago
Investigating worker health and safety in Cook County food retailers
Students:
Nino Lucci
Hosts:
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881
Chicago
Documenting hazards and the injury experiences of scrap metal recycling workers
Students:
Mayra Lozano & Ivy Torres
Hosts:
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (CTU)
Puerto Rico
Post-hurricane health and safety hazards for public sector workers in Puerto Rico
Students:
Elizabeth Machado & Isa Ortiz Rodriguez
Hosts:
Servidores Públicos Unidos - AFSCME (SPU-AFSCME)
New York City
Health and safety needs assessment for working nurses
Students:
Grace Reckers
Hosts:
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)